dead bat

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English

Pronunciation

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Noun

dead bat (plural dead bats)

  1. (cricket) The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

Verb

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  1. (transitive, cricket) To play (the ball) with a dead bat.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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